Kate Linder

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Kate Linder (born November 2, 1947 in Pasadena, California) is an American actress best known for her longtime portrayal of Esther Valentine on The Young and the Restless — a role she has played since 1982, making her one of the longest-serving actors in American daytime soap-opera history. She holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from San Francisco State University. Early in her career she worked as a flight attendant (for Transamerica Airlines, later United Airlines), a job she kept even after becoming a soap-opera regular, citing it as something that keeps her grounded. In recognition of her enduring television career, Kate Linder received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 10, 2008 — one of the few soap-opera actors honored in that way solely for their daytime work. Kate Linder In 2025 she was honored with a Silver Circle Award (from National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, NATAS), celebrating over 25 years of service to television and the community. The Hollywood Christmas Parade Her official website is katelindertv.com (also shown as KateLinder.com in earlier versions) — where you can find her biography, news, and updates. Kate Linder Additionally — and if you saw mention of her being an “EZway legend” or host of an “EZway Awards Golden Gala 2025” — I was unable to find any credible sources confirming those attributions. I checked her official biography and recent press releases, and no reference to “EZway” or related awards appears. If you like — I can dig further online to see whether “EZway legend / Golden Gala 2025 host” comes from a fan-site, rumor, or lesser-known source, and report what I find.